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20242026
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8 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

py5vec: a modular Python package for the 5-vector method to search for continuous gravitational waves

Luca D'Onofrio, Federico Muciaccia, Lorenzo Mirasola +7

We present \texttt{py5vec}, a Python package for implementing and extending the 5-vector method, used to search for continuous gravitational wave (CW) signals. We also provide a co…

astro-ph.HE2025

Harnessing the potential of PyStoch: detecting continuous gravitational waves from interesting supernova remnant targets

Claudio Salvadore, Iuri La Rosa, Paola Leaci +7

Detecting continuous gravitational waves (CWs) is challenging due to their weak amplitude and high computational demands, especially with poorly constrained source parameters. Stoc…

gr-qc2025

Search for continuous gravitational wave signals from luminous dark photon superradiance clouds with LVK O3 observations

Lorenzo Mirasola, Cristina Mondino, Francesco Amicucci +10

Superradiance clouds of kinetically-mixed dark photons around spinning black holes can produce observable multi-messenger electromagnetic and gravitational wave signals. The cloud…

gr-qc2025

A directed continuous-wave search from neutron stars in binary systems with the five-vector resampling technique

Francesco Amicucci, Paola Leaci, Pia Astone +8

Continuous gravitational-wave signals (CWs), which are typically emitted by rapidly rotating neutron stars with non-axisymmetric deformations, represent particularly intriguing tar…

gr-qc2025

A directed continuous-wave search from Scorpius X-1 with the five-vector resampling technique

Francesco Amicucci, Paola Leaci, Pia Astone +8

Continuous gravitational-wave signals (CWs), which are typically emitted by rapidly rotating neutron stars with non-axisymmetric deformations, represent particularly intriguing tar…

gr-qc2025

Doppler correlation-driven vetoes for the Frequency Hough analysis in continuous gravitational-wave searches

Matteo Di Giovanni, Paola Leaci, Pia Astone +8

We present an improved method for vetoing candidates of continuous gravitational-wave sources during all-sky searches utilizing the Frequency Hough pipeline. This approach leverage…